Great opportunity if you are interested in the role of energy markets in shaping New Zealand's transition to a low emissions economy

Work in a sector being shaped by rapid technological changes

Join a supportive and colleborative team to influence the energy sector's ability to contribute to reducing emissions, adapt to new technologies, empower consumers, and deliver secure energy

The Energy Markets Policy team is looking for a smart and energetic policy advisor who can contribute to our advice on the role of government in building and maintaining a secure, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy sector in New Zealand.

About the role

This is an exciting role that will enable to your apply your skills across a range of different energy sector policy areas. The successful candidate will ideally have:

Experience working in policy or related fields

An understanding of the role of government, regulators and the policy process

Strong stakeholder relationship building, influencing and engagement skills to gain the cooperation and commitment of others

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to present information and ideas effectively and engagingly to a wide range of audiences

An understanding of the energy markets sector and the ability to think about future areas for policy development, practices, projects, and strategies

The ability to cut through ambiguity and deliver results

Why work for us?

It is an exciting time to be working in energy sector policy. New technologies are transforming the energy sector form the inside out and are challenging our existing regulatory frameworks. The Energy Markets Policy team is at the centre of a number of new Government priorities including reviewing New Zealand's electricity prices in the face of emerging technology, looking at New Zealand's frameworks for energy security and resilience, and advising on the role of the energy sector in contributing to the transition to a low emissions economy.

What we offer

Developing our policy staff is a key focus for MBIE. We aim to create a culture where policy staff are empowered to bring fresh perspectives to issues and to think outside the box.

Being the largest policy shop in NZ, MBIE offers significant opportunity for developing experience across a broad variety of areas. We encourage excellence and proactively support development through on-the-job learning, training courses, conferences and seminars, development programmes, secondments, rotations to other branches and study opportunities.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, then we would like to hear from you.

Click on the APPLY button below in order to be directed to our on-line careers website application form (careers.mbie.govt.nz). Here you will also be able to review the job description.

For tracking and evaluation purposes, all applications must be submitted via our on-line process.

Email Peter van de Merweat Peter.vandeMerwe@mbie.govt.nz quoting reference MBIE/1335218 if any further questions.